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Summary

French to English: more detail...

avarice:
- greediness; greed; stinginess; meanness; miserliness; avarice; love of money; greed for money
Wiktionary:
- avarice → avarice, stinginess, miserliness, greed
- avarice → stinginess, avarice, penury

English to French: more detail...

avarice:
- avare; avarice; avidité; rapacité
Wiktionary:
- avarice → avarice
- avarice → avarice

French

Detailed Translations for avarice from French to English

avarice:

avarice [la ~] nom

l'avarice (cupidité; avidité; égoïsme)
the greediness; the greed
- greediness [the ~] nom
- greed [the ~] nom
l'avarice (avidité)
the stinginess; the meanness; the miserliness
- stinginess [the ~] nom
- meanness [the ~] nom
- miserliness [the ~] nom
l'avarice (avare)
the avarice; the love of money; the greed for money
- avarice [the ~] nom
- love of money [the ~] nom
- greed for money [the ~] nom

Translation Matrix for avarice:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
avarice	avare; avarice	avidité; rapacité
greed	avarice; avidité; cupidité; égoïsme	avidité; gloutonnerie; gourmandise
greed for money	avare; avarice
greediness	avarice; avidité; cupidité; égoïsme	avidité; gloutonnerie
love of money	avare; avarice
meanness	avarice; avidité	atrocité; bassesse; horreur; laideur; turpitude; vilenie
miserliness	avarice; avidité	avidité; rapacité
stinginess	avarice; avidité	avidité; pingrerie; rapacité

Synonyms for "avarice":

cupidité; ladrerie; lésinerie; parcimonie; avidité; rapacité; âpreté; convoitise; concupiscence; ambition; vénalité; léproserie; lésine; radinerie; pingrerie; Afrique

Wiktionary Translations for avarice:

avarice

noun

attachement excessif à la possession d’argent, de richesses, sans en faire l’usage.
- avarice → avarice; stinginess

avarice

noun

property of being miserly
- miserliness → avarice
selfish desire for more than is needed
- greed → avarice
excessive or inordinate desire of gain
- avarice → avarice

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• avarice	→ stinginess; avarice; penury	↔ Geiz — heftiger Unwille etwas abzugeben

English

Detailed Translations for avarice from English to French

avarice:

avarice [the ~] nom

the avarice (love of money; greed for money)
l'avare; l'avarice
- avare [le ~] nom
- avarice [la ~] nom
the avarice
l'avidité
- avidité [la ~] nom
the avarice (stinginess; tenacity; miserliness; niggardliness)
l'avidité; la rapacité
- avidité [la ~] nom
- rapacité [la ~] nom

Translation Matrix for avarice:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
avare	avarice; greed for money; love of money	haggler; miser; money-grub; niggard; short arms deep pockets; skin-flint; skinflint
avarice	avarice; greed for money; love of money	greed; greediness; meanness; miserliness; stinginess
avidité	avarice; miserliness; niggardliness; stinginess; tenacity	craving; desire; eagerness; gluttony; greed; greediness; hunger; inquisitiveness; longing; lust; meanness; miserliness; passion; passionate desire; stinginess; voracity; yearning
rapacité	avarice; miserliness; niggardliness; stinginess; tenacity	being predatory; rapacity
-	avariciousness; avaritia; covetousness; cupidity; greed; rapacity
Modifier	Related Translations	Other Translations
avare		avaricious; miserly; niggardly; pinchy; stingy

Synonyms for "avarice":

greed; covetousness; rapacity; avaritia; mortal sin; deadly sin
avariciousness; cupidity; greed

Related Definitions for "avarice":

reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins)¹
extreme greed for material wealth¹

Wiktionary Translations for avarice:

avarice

noun

excessive or inordinate desire of gain
- avarice → avarice

avarice

noun

attachement excessif à la possession d’argent, de richesses, sans en faire l’usage.
- avarice → avarice; stinginess

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• avarice	→ avarice	↔ Geiz — heftiger Unwille etwas abzugeben

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University